Jason Aldean, the Zac Brown Band, Lady Antebellum, Blake Shelton, ScottyMcCreery and Taylor Swift are among the nominations for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.

Bryan White, Larry Stewart, John Berry, Blackhawk, Marty Raybon, Jeannie Seely, Jan Howard, Dallas Frazier and over 20 more are scheduled to appear at a Nashville fundraiser this Wednesday to help offset escalating medical costs for Kevin Sharp. Sharp is best known for his 1996 album Measure of a Man and the chart-topper “Nobody Knows.”

The Chicago Tribune found Sara Watkins“charming” in her Windy City performance.

George Harrison’s widow and the son of Beatles producer George Martin are going through Harrison’s huge unreleased music archive and will be releasing it to the public starting May 1 with an album of “mostly acoustic demos documenting the early days of Harrison’s solo career.”

Chuck Wicks’ song “Stealing Cinderella” was the inspiration for a book by a English professor at Washington & Jefferson College.

Steve Azar has a new release called “American Farmer” that you can hear here.

Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer and accordion player Marc Waldpassed away at the age of 90. He was a member of The Rhythm Pals.

Olivia Perez-Breland has penned a beautiful song called “There You Go Again.” A portion of the proceeds will go to support the Fisher House Foundation, a group that supports military families separated because of war.

Warner Nashville artist Jana Kramer unveiled the cover art and track listing for her self-titled album, due out in early June. She’ll be one of the artists in the Engine 145-sponsored Golf & Guitars Children’s Charity Concert May 21-22 in Sacramento.